STRATOCRUISER AIRLINERS FOR TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.—Pan American World Airways has been given permission by the Australian Government to operate 71-ton Boeing Stratocruiser airliners between Australia and the United States. This photograph shows the Stratocruiser, Flying Cloud, about to touch down on the London airport after a North Atlantic crossing. There are two decks for passengers, a luxury lounge being provided on the lower deck. The clippers to be used on the Pacific service will have special reclining sleeper seats and bunks, which will restrict the number of passengers carried to 47. The maximum cruising speed is 340 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26094, 22 April 1950, Page 7
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99STRATOCRUISER AIRLINERS FOR TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE.—Pan American World Airways has been given permission by the Australian Government to operate 71-ton Boeing Stratocruiser airliners between Australia and the United States. This photograph shows the Stratocruiser, Flying Cloud, about to touch down on the London airport after a North Atlantic crossing. There are two decks for passengers, a luxury lounge being provided on the lower deck. The clippers to be used on the Pacific service will have special reclining sleeper seats and bunks, which will restrict the number of passengers carried to 47. The maximum cruising speed is 340 miles an hour. Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26094, 22 April 1950, Page 7
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